{"id":1187,"date":"2014-11-11T18:53:08","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T00:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2016-09-07T17:25:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T14:25:33","slug":"so-i-met-an-avocado-fairy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/so-i-met-an-avocado-fairy\/","title":{"rendered":"So I Met An Avocado Fairy&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I went to the store this afternoon to get some additional items for dinner. I have a lot of time to kill right now and the store is a good distance away, making for good exercise, so I might as well shop daily as the availability of stuff appears random.<\/p>\n<p>Hoping for an avocado, I looked through the box, trying to inconspicuously examine the belly buttons to find a bright green moist one. I was taught this trick by the produce manager at the H.E.B. in Port Lavaca and it has never failed me once so I am reluctant to potentially waste money on an avocado that does not meet this criteria. No luck. The veggie guy&#8217;s avocados yesterday were also dismal.<\/p>\n<p>Bummed, I headed off to look at the cheese when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned and a man winked and handed me an avocado with a bright green moist belly button! I have no idea who this man was! He&#8217;s not the man who runs the store. I&#8217;m thinking he&#8217;s a local who got the one good avocado out of the box and decided to sacrifice to make a gringa&#8217;s day. Thank you again, Mr. Avocado Fairy!<\/p>\n<p>So it was a familiar scene in my kitchen tonight, me in the mood for tortilla chips and frying my own to go with some awesome guacamole (and the rest of the refried beans)!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1187 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMGP0110.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMGP0110-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1188\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1188'>\n\t\t\t\tTip: soak the onions first for at least 10 minutes!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMGP0111.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMGP0111-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Since moving to corn tortillas as my &#8216;bread&#8217; quite a while ago, I&#8217;ve been eating a lot of Mexicany-type meals. This is not me in Mexico trying to make local cuisine, but me in Mexico making a taste of home.<\/p>\n<p>For those sick of the cooking posts, feel free to send me some transcription work to keep me busy on other stuff! \ud83d\ude09 I LOVE cooking. I kind of forgot how much I loved it over the past few years, but my dietary changes and the distance from Haven to restaurants has rekindled that passion. I can&#8217;t wait to go to a market in Mazatlan and get a whole bunch of unknown produce to try!<\/p>\n<p>(Note to self: you need a colander and cheese grater or mandoline!)<\/p>\n<p>The guacamole was so good I was halfway done before I remembered that I had beer, too! \ud83d\ude00 The store sells small 210ML bottles for just 8 pesos!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went to the store this afternoon to get some additional items for dinner. I have a lot of time to kill right now and the store is a good distance away, making for good exercise, so I might as well shop daily as the availability of stuff appears random. 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